Elohim

thumb|Elohim in Hebrew script. The letters are, from right to left: aleph-lamedh-he-yodh-mem. Elohim (אלהים) is one of the names of God in the Bible. It is the first name used, and is the only name in use before the Tetragrammaton is introduced in Genesis 2:4. In English versions of the Bible, Elohim is usually translated as "God", while the Tetragrammaton is translated as "Lord". This page quotes famous passages from the Bible where the name Elohim is used. For more information, see the Wikipedia article Elohim. Quotes Genesis right בְּרֵאשִׁית בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים אֵת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְאֵת הָאָרֶץ׃ וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּיִם׃ וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַיְהִי־אוֹר׃ Genesis 1:1–3 (MT) Translations: When God began to create heaven and earth—the earth being unformed and void, with darkness over the surface of the deep and a wind from God sweeping over the water—God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light. JPS translation In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. KJV translation See also Ehyeh Asher Ehyeh El El Elyon El Shaddai Names of God Tetragrammaton External links Category:God